Provincetown man facing multiple charges

PROVINCETOWN – A Provincetown man has been charged in connection with an alleged hate crime that occurred last weekend.

By CAPE COD TIMES

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By CAPE COD TIMES

Posted Aug. 6, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Updated Aug 6, 2011 at 6:23 PM

By CAPE COD TIMES

Posted Aug. 6, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Updated Aug 6, 2011 at 6:23 PM

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PROVINCETOWN – A Provincetown man has been charged in connection with an alleged hate crime that occurred last weekend.

Dorjee Gyadatsang, 24, of 845 Commercial St., was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (beer bottle), two counts assault and battery with the intent to intimidate resulting in injury, assault and battery with the intent to intimidate, three counts assault and battery and a civil rights violation

Gyadatsang was arraigned at Orleans District Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty.

The incident happened on Pleasant Street shortly after midnight last Sunday, when two Provincetown men were walking toward their home when they saw a gray sedan driving in the wrong direction on the street, according to police.

One of the men told the driver that the street was one-way, and the incident escalated from there.

The couple was attacked by the two men in the car, who allegedly used a beer bottle as a weapon, police said. The use of abusive, anti-gay language and the physical attack have raised the incident to a possible hate crime.

The two victims were treated by emergency personnel, but their injuries didn't require a trip to the hospital, the police said.

The case remains under investigation. Any information should be directed to Detectives Meredith Lobur and Scott Chovanec at the Provincetown Police Department at 508-487-1212.